M 4.5 in Colombia on 06 Jan 2016 01:28 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 47.23 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.8562 , -75.7601
Event Date: 06 Jan 2016 01:28 UTC
05 Jan 2016 20:28 Local
Exposed Population:
2020757 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Jan 2016 02:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1114406 0 06 Jan 2016 01:28 4.5M, 47.23km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:55 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Colombia , Department of Huila (population 805,087) . The nearest places are Cali, and Las Cruces.

Radius Population
100 km 2 million people
75 km 980000 people
50 km 200000 people
20 km 7000 people
10 km 1700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Huila Colombia 810000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Las Cruces Huila Colombia Village - 4 km
Cali Valle del Cauca Colombia Major city 2.4 million people 107 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Yaguara AYG unknown 34 km
Herrera HRR unknown 41 km
Planadas PLA unknown 49 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Betania Magdalena 1984 40 km

More information

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